Missouri · Census place 2910828
Cameron, Missouri
Cameron is a city in 2 counties of Missouri with an estimated 7,352 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 105th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 7,352
- #105 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- -19.3%
- -1,754 people
- Land area
- 6.9 sq mi
- + 0.27 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,072 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Cameron population, 2020 to 2024
Cameron lost 1,754 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -19.3%. In the latest year it moved by +23. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 135th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Cameron is 60% of it.
Cameron covers 6.86 square miles of land and 0.27 of water, for 1,072 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Cameron is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Cameron spans
Cameron crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 7,352 residents as follows; Clinton County holds 69.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Clinton County5,122
- 02DeKalb County2,230
ZIP codes in Cameron
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Cameron by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64429. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Cameron is
The Census internal point of Cameron is at 39.744500, -94.232300. Jefferson City, the capital, is 136.6 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kearney, MO (11,215 people), 27.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Independence, MO, 46.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.744500, -94.232300
- DMS
- 39°44'40.20"N 94°13'56.28"W
- UTM
- 15N 394418.7E 4400125.8N
- Geohash
- 9zhfpeq0k
- Plus code
- 86F7PQV9+R3
Daylight in Cameron
At 39.74° N, Cameron gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Cameron
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Maysville, 12.2 miles away, with 1,088 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Cameron, MO?
7,352 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,754 (19.3%) from 9,106 in July 2020.
What county is Cameron in?
It spans 2 counties: Clinton County (5,122 residents), DeKalb County (2,230 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Cameron?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 64429.
How far is Cameron from Jefferson City?
136.6 miles (219.8 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Cameron.
What is the nearest larger city to Cameron?
Kearney, MO, with 11,215 residents, 27.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.